We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Before USB-C entered the scene in 2014, smartphones used mini USB and micro USB, as well as the Lightning Port, exclusive to Apple devices.

If you're ever in a place where you need internet in a pinch, or your home network is down, you can actually rely on your Android phone for a temporary connection. USB tethering allows you to connect ...

The Linux phone market has never been crowded, but a new entrant is hoping to make some noise. FuriLabs has announced the FLX1s, a $550 smartphone that ships with the company’s Debian-based FuriOS ...

The good news, as it were, is that the iPhone 17 series claims “up to 50% charge in 20 minutes” with Apple’s new 40W Dynamic Power Adapter. That’s still not super fast, but it is undoubtedly an ...

The second-generation QuietComfort Ultra will automatically go into a battery-saving mode when laid flat on your desk. The second-generation QuietComfort Ultra will automatically go into a ...

The Qi2 wireless charging spec was originally announced back in early 2023. However, Android phone makers haven’t exactly been rushing to add Qi2 support to their latest devices since then. That’s ...

Although 2025 is shaping up to be the year of Nintendo Switch 2 and a variety of Android gaming handhelds in many form factors, another growing trend has been towards dual-screen devices, partly ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The USB-C port on Android-powered phones like the Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 8 is more than a charging hookup for these mobile ...

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Boardcon has recently introduced the Compact3576, a modular SBC with a Boardcon CM3576 SoM based on a Rockchip RK3576 octa-core Cortex-A72/A53 SoC with a 6 TOPS NPU for AI computing tasks, up to 8GB ...

A new iPhone case from engineer Ken Pillonel lets anyone add a USB-C port to an older Lightning iPhone, with no disassembly required. Pillonel is best known for creating the first USB-C iPhone in 2021 ...